TALKING POINTS | WALSALL 1-1 ASTON VILLA
First things first, how good was it to be back. It’s only been a mere 48 days since Brighton were vanquished at Villa Park to secure a European return, but this sure felt like a longer wait had come to an end. There is something about this fixture – close to the pitch, away but […]
FAN REPORT | Brentford 2-1 Aston Villa
The festive period is the most hectic part of the footballing calendar in England, so it was perhaps unusual for Villa to head down to West London for only their third match in 22 days. The Bees, on the other hand, had faced a gruelling run of fixtures after losing in the Carabao Cup to […]
PLAYER RATINGS | Brentford 2-1 Aston Villa
Aston Villa’s opening fixture of 2022 ended in defeat, Brentford claiming all 3 points after Villa failed to hold on to the lead for the second consecutive game. Danny Ings opened the scoring after a sublime turn-and-pass from Emi Buendia but Yoane Wissa equaliser before half-time undid all Villa’s hard work. Aston Villa failed to […]
THE OPPOSITION | BRENTFORD
Aston Villa travel to the Brentford Community Stadium for the first time to kick-off our opening fixture of 2022. Both Aston Villa and Brentford will be looking to bounce back after defeats to title-chasing Chelsea and Manchester City respectively. Let’s check out the Team News, Last Time Out, The Opposition with Griffin Park Grapevine and […]
PLAYER RATINGS | Norwich City 0-2 Aston Villa
Aston Villa travelled to Carrow Road on the back of a spirited performance vs Liverpool. After recent worries of a depleted squad due to a Covid outbreak, it was uplifting to see only one change to the first team, Emi Buendia replacing the injured Marvelous Nakamba. Let’s see how the fans rated our boys in […]
FAN REPORT | Norwich City 0-2 Aston Villa
After Liverpool inflicted a narrow loss on Aston Villa on Saturday, Steven Gerrard took his side to East Anglia on Tuesday night to take on Norwich looking for a return to winning ways. The Canaries, who started the season poorly, have improved under the former Villa gaffer Dean Smith and hoped to take a huge […]
CONTENT ROUND-UP | WOLVES (H)
Your complete round-up of all this weekend’s fan-produced content. This week, Luke Robinson, Ryan Mckeown, Justin Hawthorne and friends published this free content direct from UTV Podcast HQ. Huge thanks and appreciation to all that have contributed, and to you, the fans, for watching, reading and interacting with all our content. Up The Villa! YOUTUBE […]
FAN REPORT | Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Aston Villa | Joey Millington
A week on from a heavyweight clash for the ages at the state-of-the-art Tottenham Hotspur stadium, Villa went toe-to-toe in a much-anticipated bout with Spurs at the very same venue. The boys in claret and blue came into the match in impressive form, after a second-half blitz against Everton and a magnificent team performance against […]
PLAYER RATINGS | Aston Villa 3-0 Everton
A blistering 9-minute spell saw Villa score 3 goals and run out comfortable 3-0 winners against Everton. Matty Cash and Leon Bailey both opened their Villa accounts in front of an electric atmosphere at Villa Park; Lucas Digne with a own goal sandwiched between the Villa goal-scorers. Let’s see how the fans rated the boys […]
FAN REPORT | Chelsea 3-0 Aston Villa | Joey Millington
After an eventful international break, Villa were finally back in action on Saturday. Dean Smith’s men travelled to West London to take on European Champions Chelsea in their fourth match of the new season. With Villa missing their two fugitive Emiliano’s and Chelsea missing key midfield general N’Golo Kanté and the suspended Reece James, both […]
PLAYER RATINGS | Chelsea 3-0 Aston Villa
Romelu Lukaku and Mateo Kovacic ruthlessly punish Aston Villa’s defensive mistakes as the European Cup holders claim the three points with a flattering 3-0 scoreline. Villa impressed immensely in this game, particularly the first half, we played with a high tempo, good energy, excellent on the press and attacked with intent in a change of […]
BRENTFORD (H) | Content Round-Up
Your complete round-up of all our fan-produced content. Again, a massive thank you to all who have given up their time to contribute to our platforms. Up next, Chelsea away. MATCH PREVIEW | YOUTUBE UTV PODCAST | YOUTUBE Help us grow and subscribe for free to our YouTube channel. PLAYER RATINGS | UTVPODCAST.CO.UK MATCH REACTION […]
PLAYER RATINGS | Aston Villa 1-1 Brentford
Aston Villa failed to record back-to-back home wins as they were held to a 1-1 draw with Brentford. Emi Buendia opened his Villa account with a stunning finish to draw Villa level following Ivan Toney’s first Premier League goal. Here’s how the fans rated our boys in claret and blue. Joining me today is Joey […]
PLAYER FOCUS | Bertrand Traore
We need to talk about Bertie He made the right hand side his own last year, don’t expect him to give it up. Humour me for a second and cast your minds back to Friday, September 25th. Cast your minds back to our Carabao Cup fixture against Bristol City, where Traore made his debut. Many […]
FAN REPORT | Tottenham 1 – 2 Aston Villa | Adam Holt
After the disappointing performance, last time out, Dean Smith and his team will have been looking to respond at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. And respond, they did. The match did not get off to the best of starts for the boys in claret and blue when Steven Bergwijn took advantage of a mistake from Nakamba […]
PLAYER RATINGS | Tottenham Hotspur 1-2 Aston Villa
What a fantastic night for Aston Villa Football Club, coming from behind at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to record a 1-2 win and handing Premier League debuts to academy stars Carney Chukwuemeka and Jadon Philogene-Bidace. Goals from, Reguilon (OG) and Watkins cancelled out Bergwijn opener, in front of 10,000 (upset) Spurs fans! LOVE IT!! Villa […]
PLAYER RATINGS | Crystal Palace 3-2 Aston Villa
Aston Villa failed to address Crystal Palace’s second-half onslaught and fell to a 3-2 defeat at Selhurst Park, despite twice leading through goals from stand-in skipper John McGinn and Anwar El Ghazi. Today we have an all-female cast in support of the campaign #HerGameToo which is raising awareness of sexist abuse in the game! We […]
PLAYER RATINGS | Aston Villa 0-0 Everton
Aston Villa stretched their unbeaten run to 4 games against Everton following their return to the Premier League. This fixture had a real end of season feel about it, but the 0-0 draw will be remembered as the night we welcomed back Captain Jack Grealish from a 12 game injury absence, and Emi Martinez equalling […]
FAN REPORT | Aston Villa 1-3 Manchester United | James Madge
After such a positive and profitable display against Everton last week, coupled with the news that Jack Grealish is edging closer to a return to action, Aston Villa went into this weekend with a spring in their step. They needed that air of confidence as they were coming up against formidable opposition in Manchester United, […]
PLAYER RATINGS | Aston Villa 1-3 Manchester United
Same old, same old!! Aston Villa’s win-less home run against Manchester United continues – a run that stretches back to 1995!! UTV Podcast team members Ryan Mckeown and Justin Hawthorne are joined by Adam Holt, Georgia Homer and Gary Plaza. If you’d like to join us for a game on this super chilled platform, please […]
FAN REPORT | Everton 1-2 Aston Villa | Hannah Gowen
On a weekend where football went into a social media blackout, and protests continued in Manchester following Super League tensions, Aston Villa went back to basics with 90 minutes of entertaining football. In the 205th meeting between these two sides, the most played fixture in league history, Villa were determined to make amends following several […]
PLAYER RATINGS | Everton 1-2 Aston Villa
Normally, a team who’s only won 1 in the last 9 at home require a visit from the charitable Aston Villa! Well – NOT THIS TIME!! Smith-ball was back! Aston Villa landed at Goodison Park with a high tempo swagger and confidence in their play. We were fully deserving of the 3 points we took […]
FAN REPORT | Aston Villa 2-2 West Bromwich Albion
Dean Smith’s Villa came into this game hoping to put an extra nail in West Brom’s coffin to consign their Midlands rivals to an immediate return to the Championship, but also in an attempt to rise above the likes of Arsenal and Leeds in the table with all three points. It started well for the […]
PLAYER RATINGS | Aston Villa 2-2 West Bromwich Albion
“Good things come to those who wait” – finally the big man nets in the Premier League, and what a time to do it – deep into injury time, to dent any hope of a great escape for West Bromwich Albion. 2-2. GET IN KEINAN DAVIS! Before Davis’s equaliser, El Ghazi cooly slotted home from […]
PLAYER RATINGS | Aston Villa 1-2 Manchester City
Aston Villa fall to a 1-2 home defeat against Super League U-turners Manchester City. John McGinn opened the scoring within the opening minute, but ball-hungry Manchester City fired back with goals from England’s Wonderkid – Phil Foden and Rodri. UTV Podcast team members Ryan Mckeown (RM), Luke Robinson (LR) and Justin Hawthorne (JH) are joined […]
FAN REPORT | Liverpool 2-1 Aston Villa | Adam Holt
Villa find themselves unlucky in their loss at Anfield, but individual errors helped the Reds to victory. Aston Villa were hoping to prolong Liverpool’s misery at Anfield following their impressive comeback victory against Fulham last week. Villa initially put themselves ahead through Ollie Watkins, the ex-Brentford man scoring the twelfth goal of this maiden Premier […]
FAN REPORT | Aston Villa 3-1 Fulham | Georgia Homer
Sunday 4th April saw a rollercoaster ride of a match, as Aston Villa took on Fulham at Villa Park. Pre kick-off chaos ensued as Villa fans were frustrated to learn that captain Jack Grealish was to miss yet another game, despite the initial injury being downplayed. We are yet to learn the full extent of […]
PLAYER RATINGS | Aston Villa 3-1 Fulham
Aston Villa finally found their mojo! Some inspired substitutions and a tactical formation tweak saw Villa turn around a poor opening 70 minutes to score 3 goals in 9 minutes and record a 3-1 home victory! UTV Podcast team members Ryan Mckeown (RM) and Justin Hawthorne (JH) are joined by Dani Casey – creator of […]
TWITTER WATCH | A debut goal for Ollie!
Ollie Watkins marked his England debut with a goal after coming off the bench to fire home England’s 5th of the night in our opening World Cup Qualifier against San Marino. Never before has a 5th England goal against San Marino been celebrated with such pride and passion. Ollie Watkins and his rise through the […]
FAN REPORT | Aston Villa 0-2 Tottenham Hotspur | Hannah Gowen
Another lacklustre performance from Aston Villa sees the side continue on their downwards trajectory in the final third of the season. Tottenham’s hold over Villa remains firm as they continue their impressive away record of six consecutive wins at Villa Park. Still without captain Jack Grealish, Villa welcomed a wounded Spurs side with the hopes […]
